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1999 ORNL Press Releases

ORNL weigh-in-motion system could increase military mobilityOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1999 — Armed with an automated weigh-in-motion system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. military forces could increase mobility and decrease mistakes when loading vehicles on transport planes and ships.

Two ORNL researchers earn Beckman AwardOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1999 — Two researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been awarded the Arnold O. Beckman Award by the International Society for Measurement and Control.

Anti-Electrons Help Researchers Find Nano-Surface Defects in GoldOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1999 — Tiny defects in the surface of common material - from silicon to steel - determine the properties of material and how it can be used. Unfortunately, many of these pores, called vacancies, are so small they cannot be accurately measured.

International scientific journal establishes Oak Ridge officeOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1999 — The British scientific publication New Phytologist has announced it has established its North American editorial operations at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under the direction of Dr. Richard J. Norby, ORNL's Environmental Sciences Division senior staff researcher.

ORNL technology could make solar energy more viableOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1999 — Solar energy could get a megaboost, effectively gaining a threefold improvement over conventional technology, with a system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

ORNL researcher elected fellow of American Nuclear SocietyOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1999 — Dr. Rusi Teleyarkhan, group leader and program manager in the Engineering and Technology Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been elected a fellow by the board of directors of the American Nuclear Society.

Lauf earns Tennessee Industrial Scientist of the Year AwardOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1999 — Dr. Robert Lauf, group leader in the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named 1999's Tennessee Industrial Scientist of the Year.

ORNL researcher Goyal honored as top 100 innovator by publicationOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1999 — Amit Goyal, a researcher in the Superconductivity Technology Program of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named by the MIT Technology Review as one of the top 100 innovators (TR-100) for the next millennium.

Kirby heads program at ORNL's Buildings Technology CenterOAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1999 — Brendan Kirby has been named director of the Power Systems and Energy Policy Studies program at the Buildings Technology Center of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).